Dessert Recipes - Chocolate Snow Cake Recipe

Ingredients

• Oil, for greasing

• 175 g/6 oz/1 1/2 cups plain (semi-sweet) chocolate

• 3 eggs, separated

• 2 egg whites

• 175 g/6 oz/3/4 cup caster (superfine) sugar

• 45 ml/3 tbsp warm water

• 300 ml/1 1/4 cups crème fraiche

• A little grated chocolate, to decorate

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Method:

1. Oil two 20 cm/8 in sandwich tins (pans) and line the bases with oiled greaseproof (waxed) paper. Break up the chocolate and melt in a bowl over a pan of hot water or in the microwave.

2. Put the egg yolks and caster sugar in a bowl over a pan of hot water and whisk until thick and pale. Stir the warm water into the melted chocolate, then beat into the sugar mixture.

3. Whisk the egg whites until stiff and fold in with a metal spoon. Turn into the prepared tins and level the surfaces.

4. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C/350°F/gas mark 4 for about 15 minutes. The cakes may sink slightly in the centre, but don't worry!

5. Remove from the oven and cover the tins with greaseproof paper and a damp tea towel (dish cloth). Leave until cold. Turn out of the tins and remove the paper.

6. Sandwich the cakes together with a little of the crème fraiche and pile the remainder on top. Decorate with a little grated chocolate and chill until ready to serve.